Lifting-jack



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F. L. RAPSON. LIFTlNG JACK. APPLlcAnoN msn JULY 1l. 1918y Patented Aug. 16,1921.

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EEEDEEICK L'IoNEL EAPsoN, 0E` LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. Y

EIETING-JACK.

` To all when?, t may vconcern 'Be it known that I, FREDERICK LroNEL RArsoN, a subject ofk HisMajesty the King of England, and resident ofv Liverpool, in the county of Lancastenlingdom vof England, have invented certainl new and useful Improvementsin or Relating to VLifting- Jacks, of which .the following is aspecification.

in or modifications of lifting jacks andthe like for use on motor road andV other vehicles of the type described in 'my co-pending' United StatesV application Serial No. 208,?497 dated the 22nd dayof December, 191 flIn my saidprior application Idescribed a v lifting jack having a lever, or the like pivoted to a convenient part ofthe chassis suchas the axle and adapted to be actuated by hand, through the'medium of ay member con# i nected to a sleeve slidablyV mounted Von a shaft or rod so that the weight of the car can be taken off each wheel separatelyor all of the wheels to relieve the Vtires when in the garage, or to jack up the car when it is desired to repair puncturesvor effect other repairs or to raise the car for washing or inspection purposes.

According to this invention I provide adjacent toone or more of the wheels of the vehicle and to a convenient part of the chassis a lever or the like which is pivotally connected to a sleeve slidably mounted on a bar or rod and connected at or adjacent to its outer lend to the vehicle or the axle v thereof by a link or links; meansdbeing provided to actuate the sleeve by hand so that the lower end of the lever willr engage the ground and raise the adjacent wheel of the vehicle or draw up the said lever and place it out of action. Y

The invention also consists in actuating a lever, pivoted to the axle or other convenient part of the vehicle, by a tie or coupling or other members connected to a sleeve, or sleevesadapted to be moved along a rod or bar, through the medium 'of a rack and pinion device by the rotationv of a handwheel or handle.

Y The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in form of jack and operating means con.

structed according to this invention,

Specification of Letters Patent.

This invention relates to improvements I vPatented Aug. 16, v1921.

Application led July 11, 1918. Serial No. 244,448.

Fig. 2` is a perspective .viewl of a modified formfof j ack leg;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of afurther modied construction;

'Fig 4is across vsection to an enlarged scale takeny on the line 4 4 ofF'ig.. 3 and Fig. 5 is a sectionalelevation` showing a modiiiedy form of operating means for the ,I

jack shown in Fig. 1.

In one vform of vthis invention as shown in Fig. 1 a lever or the like a having a roller b mounted at its lower end',`is pivoted adjacent to each wheel :of a motor car or other vehicle. Each'lever a is rpivotally connected at c to a sleeve or thelike d which is adapted to slide on a rod' or bar e secured at each' Aend in any suitable manner to the chassis f `or other yp'artof the vehicle. This bar ortrode'is preferably mounted on the lower ends ofbrackets or a bracket g` Se-y cured `to anddepending from the chassis frame f. Each bracket or pair of vbrackets g carrying the bar or rod c is .disposed adjacenty to each wheel and to the rear or inner side of each `axle L. A link or links z' is or are pivotally connected at one end to a convenient part of each lever a and thel other end or ends ,7c of the link or links e' is or are connected to a bracket Z disposed in front of the axle L. The brackets Z for the links z' are carried from the spring m by U-shaped Vbolts n disposed over the spring m, as will be readily understood. Adjacent to each sleeve d slidably mounted on the rod or bar e is transversely disposed a shaft 0. 0n the inner `end of this shaft ov is mounted a pinion wheel or the like p which is adapted to engage a rack g formed on or connected to the sleeve al preferably at the lower side thereof. This transverse shafto is rotatably mounted in an extension of the bearings g hung from the chassis frame or from a bearing on the footboard and is permitted at its outer enol to detachably receive a crank or the like r.

In operation, such as in the event of a puncture to one of the tires the driver places the operating handle r on the squared end of the transverse shaft o adjacent to the wheel having the punctured tire and turns the same. This movement rotates the transverse operating shaft 0 and likewise the pinion p thereon. The sleeve d is thus `moved along the bar or'rod e by the teeth on the pinion p'engaging with the teeth on the Vrack g. The sleeve al will be moved irrwardly along the bar or rod c and pull the upper end of the lever a and turn the link z' on its pivot 7c to a more vertical position so that the roller b on the outer or lower end of the lever a will contact with the ground and raise the desired wheel therefrom s0 that the puncture can be attended to. l/Vhen the tire is repaired the handle r is rotated in the opposite direction to move the sleeve outwardly and raise the jack lever a back to its normal position, where it will be screened from viewnnder the spring m oi' the vehicle. t

ln a modilied construction as shown in Fig. 2 the link or links z' is or are connected to the outer end of the lever a and the ground engaging roller Z) is mounted on the ends of the lever a and links In a further modified construction as shown in Figs. 3 and 4C a lever or the like s is pivoted at its upper end to the bracket Z which is secured in any suitable manner to the front and rear axle adjacent to the Figr. The rod e and sleeve d are formed with coperating helical grooves v for the reception of balls or the like and the rod is rotated by means of a handle (not shown) through the medium of bevel gear wheels w.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention andvin what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what l claim is 1. In a lifting jack for vehicles, a chassis, a leg pivoted at its inner end adjacent the axle of the chassis, a bracket secured to the chassis, a bar connected to the bracket, a sleeve slidable on said bar and provided with a rack, a connection between said leg and the sleeve, a pinion journaled on the bracket and having mesh with the rack oi' the sleeve so that on operation of the pinion the sleeve is moved along said bar to raise and lower said leg. f

2. n a lifting device for vehicles, a chassis rame, an axle and a spring having con-A nection with the chassis frame, a lifting leg pivoted adjacent the axle a bracket secured to the chassis frame, a bar having connection with the bracket, a sleeve 'slidable on the bar, means whereby the sleeve may be moved along said'bar, and a connection be# tween the lifting leg and the sleeve so that upon movement of the sleeve along the bar the lifting leg is raised and lowered.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto signed my name.V

FRED lLroivieL narsou.' 

